John hobbs



(No Model.)

J. HOBBS. FASTENING ATTACHMENT.

11015765066. W Patented Jan.26,1897

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN HOBBS, or TORONTO, oANADA.

FASTENING ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 576,066, dated January26, 1897.

Application filed anuary 11,1896. Serial No. 575,147. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, JOHN HOBBS, of the city of Toronto, in the county ofYork and Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fastening Attachments;- and I hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to an attachment by means of which a buckle or aclasp may be securely and rapidly attached to a coat, cloak, or blanket,or other article of woven fabric; and it relates more particularly to adevice whereby a buckle or strap may be securely and expeditiouslyfastened to a horse-blanket; and the object of the invention is to soconstruct this fastening device that it can be quickly and securelyattached to the woven fabric, and when secured it will be impossible totear asunder the united parts without the exercise of an abnormalforce.-

A further object of my invention is to provide an ornamental fasteningdevice which provides an extended gripping-surface in the line ordirection of strain to which the fastening is subjected, and to providesimple means in the line or direction of strain, at two points, adaptedto firmly secure both the buckle-strap and the fabric together.

The invention consists of the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully set forth, and more particularly pointed out inthe claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view showing the two platesinterlocked and holding a strap to which is connected a buckle. Fig. 2is a perspective view of one of the plates, and Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of a surcingle attachment.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawings.

The attachment consists of a plain skeleton plate A substantially V-shaped and having its inner face concaved. The skeleton plate A consistsof two outer bars a, substantially V- shaped, a cross-bar a uniting theends of the outer bars a, and a cross-bar a" preferably formedintegrally with the outer bars an intermediate the cross-bar a and thepoint of the V. Projecting from the middle gether the said plates.

of the inner face of each of the cross-bars a a" is a prong or tongue B,which is adapted to pass through the woven fabric 0, through the strapD, and through an ornamental skeleton plate E, and is then bent over onthe top of the ornamental plate to securely lock to- The skeleton plateE is provided with two slots or openings F to receive the prongs ortongues 13. The inner face of the skeleton plate E is concaved similarlyto the inner face of the plate A and is substantially the same shape.The inner face of each of the outer bars e of the plate E is serrated togrip the Woven fabric and prevent the displacement of the fasteningattachment. Secured to the end of the strap D is a buckle G to hold theend of a strap secured to the blanket at an opposite point. In the caseof a surcingle one end of the surcingle is provided with a strap H to beheld by the buckle G. The opposite end of the.

surcingle is provided with a loop or eye I, which is adapted to fit overa hoop J, secured to a strap K, held by the fastener at the oppositeside of the blanket.

By means of this fastening attachment it is possible to secure a strapor a buckle to a horse-blanket in a rapid, expeditious, and securemanner.

This fastening device can be used not only in connection withhorse-blankets, but can be used in connection with cloaks, capes, orother articles of wearing-apparel.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

v A fastening attachment for horse-blankets, comprising two skeletonplates, the upper plate being ornamented and the lower plate providedwith two concave cross-bars arranged parallel to each other; both ofsaid plates tapering gradually from a wide portion at one end to a pointat the other end, a prong or spur projecting from the central portion ofeach of said cross-bars, each spur or prong being projected through thefabric and bucklestrap and also through slots in the upper platearranged directly in a line with each other, and each spur bent overupon the upper surfaceof said plate, in opposite directions, the entireinner lowermost face of the which the blanket is subjected,substantially upper plate being serrated to securely grip as specified.the fabric between the plates, whereby an eX- Tor0nt0, December 9, A.-D. 1895. tended gripping-surface is provided between 5 the plates, andthe buckle-strap and fabric In presence offirmly secured by the prongsor spurs which M. A. WESTWOOD, latter are arranged in the line of thestrain to O. H. RICHES.

JOHN HOBBS.

